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MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.  REPUBLICAN CLUB OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1; monthly meeting and Dutch treat dinner at The Club at Hidden Creek, 3070 PGA Blvd, Navarre. Details: President Morgan Lamb, 939-2409 MILTON HIGH SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 1998: Group seeks classmates for whom they […]

MILTON — These library events are scheduled throughout Santa Rosa County.   SPIDERS: 1 p.m. July 26 at the Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St. The Blackwater Heritage State Trail will present an informative program on spiders. Topics will include which species of spiders live in our area, as well as which types are poisonous. This program […]

MILTON — Residents Diane and Gary Nelms are working to stop red clay from polluting the waterway behind their Indian Bayou home, where they have lived for 10 years.
“It’s disgusting,” Gary said. “I…

JAY — The Sunrise Kiwanis Club donated two cribs to the foster care organization My Father’s Arrows, according to club member Penny Wilson.
The total cost of the cribs was $230, Wilson said. Member…

MILTON — These library events are scheduled throughout Santa Rosa County.   DAIRY FARMING: Kindergartners through fifth-graders may attend this informative program about dairy farming; they can learn about life on a dairy farm and listen to a story about Ferdinand the Bull. Here’s the schedule: 1 p.m. July 25 at the Jay Library 3 p.m. […]

MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.  SANTA ROSA WOMEN’S DEMOCRATIC CLUB: 6:30 p.m. July 24 at Henderson Hall, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 7810 Navarre Parkway. Guest speaker: Refuge for Women Emerald Coast City Director Michelle Jones. Topic: providing aftercare and counseling for sexually exploited women. Details: Contact Margie Purkerson […]

Belanger, Clemons lead in ladies' day PACE — Stonebrook Golf Club’s July 18 ladies’ day results are as follows:  Game: Eclectic  Gross 1. Audrey Belanger 2. Gayle Clifton 3. Melanie Duvall  Net 1. Shatzi Clemons 2. Wanda Couchman 3. Dot Collins Chip-ins Shatzi Clemons — #5 Sharon Reiser — #3  Birdies Dot Collins — #12 Janet Miller — #17 Gayle Clifton — #16 […]

MILTON — St. Mary’s Episcopal Church seeks artists and crafters for its annual Winter Arts and Crafts Fair. 
This event is set noon to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the histo…

MILTON — Lt. Col. Richard “DB” Roberts, USMC, has transferred command of Training Squadron SIX (VT-6) to Cmdr. Kevin Murphy, USN. The July 20 ceremony marked the transition of authority from one offi…

GULF BREEZE — Gulf Islands National Seashore will hold its annual Candlelight Program 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 27 at Fort Pickens, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Gulf Breeze. 
The Candlelight Program i…